Bed-rail clamp



Patented Dot. ll, |898. L.. D. REYNOLDS &. V. G. JONES.

BED RAIL VCLAMP.

(Application filed Apr. 19, 189B.)

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E f um UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS D. REYNOLDS AND VAN G. JONES, OF ISLAND BRANCH, IVEST l VIRGINIA.l

BED-RAIL CLAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,056, dated October11, 1898.

Application iiled April 19 1 8 9 8.

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that we, LEWIS D. REYNOLDS and VAN G. JONES, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Island Branch, in the county of KanawhaandrrState of W'est Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bed-Rail Clamps; and We do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

Our invention has relation to bed rail clamps; and it consists in thenovel con struction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafterdescribed.

. ing located thereon and `disconnected from the clamp. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view of the side rail, showing the end of the slatconnected to the clamp.

The clamp consists of the casing 1, which is attached by any suitablemeans to the inner side of the side rail 2 of the bed. The casing 1 isprovided in its interior with a recess 3, the inner surface of the siderail 2 forming one of the walls of said recess, as shown in Fig. 2. Oneof the inner walls of the recess 3 is provided with a rib 4, said ribextending horizontally, as indicated in Fig. 2. The opening 5 (see Fig.l) extends from the exterior into the interior of the casing 1 Yandenters the recess 3. A sliding bolt 6 is adapted to reciprocateperpendicularly within the recess 3. Said bolt is provided near itsupper end with a recess 7, said recess being adapted to receive the rib4, and thus limit the perpendicular play of the bolt. When the bolt Gisin its lowest position, as indicated in Fig. 2, the lower end of thebolt projects beyond the lower end of the casing 1, and the rear edgeSerial No. 678,189. (No model.)

of the lower end of the bolt is cut away, forming a recess 7. The bolt 6is provided on one side with a projection S, said projection passingthrough the opening 5, as indicated in Fig. 1. The slat 9 is provided ateach end with a casting 10, the said castings having at their outeredges the upwardly-extending flanges 11. Each iiange 11 is provided atan intermediate point with a recess 12. The ends of the slat 9 areadapted to rest on the ledge 13, and the flanges 11 pass under theclamps attached to the inner sides of the side rails 2. The fingerispassed under the projection 8 and the bolt 6 is elevated. After the slatis located in proper position the finger is removed from beneath theprojection S and the bolt 6 descends, the recess 7 of the lower endthereof receiving the outer Wal'l of the recess 12 of the casting 10.Thus the ends of the slat 9 arermly secured in place and the side rails2 are prevented from spreading. In order to remove the slat 9, theoperation above described is reversed, and the slat can be readily takenfrom the bed. lVhen the slat is in position, the clamp is prevented fromany lateral displacement by the end walls of the recess l2 coming incontact with the lower end of the bolt 6. Should it be deemed necessaryor advantageous, a coiled spring 14 may be interposed between the upperend of the bolt 6 and the upper wall of the recess 3, as shown in Fig.2.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A device adapted to prevent the lateral spread of bed-railsconsisting of clamps fixed to the rails, said clamps consisting ofcasings and sliding bolts, a slat, a casting located at each end of theslat, said castings having at their outer ends upturned iianges,recesses located at an intermediate point in said flanges, the ends ofthe sliding bolts adapted to enter said recesses.

2. A device adapted to prevent the lateral spread of bed-railsconsisting of clamps located on the rails, each clamp consisting of acasing, said casings having in their interiors recesses, cross-ribslocated in said recesses, a bolt located in each of the recesses, eachbolt having near its upper end a recess adapted IOO to receive theGross-rib, a slat having at its ends recesses, the lower ends of thebolts adapted to enter the Slat-recesses. I

3. A device adapted to prevent the lateral adapted to enter theSlat-recesses, the outer wall of the slat-recesses being adapted toenter the recesses at the lower ends of the bolts.

In testimony whereof We affix our signa- 15 spread of bed-railsConsisting of a clamp xed tures in presence of two Witnesses. to eachrail, each clamp consisting of a casing and a sliding bolt locatedtherein, each bolt having at its inner edge a recess, a slat having atits ends upwardly-extending flanges, recesses located atintermediatepoints in said anges, the lower ends of the sliding bolts LEWIS D.REYNOLDS. VAN G. .l ONES.

XVitnesses:

J. T. JONES, PETER F. J oNEs.

